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ELDER LAW THROUGH PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF
ALEXANDER
CABALLERO
MASON BLACK & CABALLERO
PA
307 South Magnolia Avenue
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-251-9200
alex@mbc-lawoffice.com
www.mbc-lawoffice.com
FAMILY LAW
Alex Caballero is a partner at Mason Black & Caballero PA,
a marital and family law firm located in Tampa, Florida. Alex
graduated with high honors from FSU’s College of Law in 1993.
Alex is Board Certified in Marital and Family Law and a Fellow of
the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Alex is a former
assistant state attorney. Alex is a member of the 13th Judicial
Circuit Nomination Committee and of The Florida Bar Marital
and Family Law Certification Committee. Alex served on the
Florida Board of Bar Examiners. Alex has published numerous
articles and regularly speaks on family-law-related topics. Alex
has been an active member of the Family Law Sections of The
Florida Bar and Hillsborough County Bar. Alex is AV preeminent
peer-review rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
CHRISTINE L. DERR
DERR LAW FIRM
306 South Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-254-0022
Fax: 813-254-0023
CDerr@DerrLawFirm.com
www.derrlawfirm.com
FAMILY LAW
Christine L. Derr is Board Certified in Marital and Family Law.
Her practice is devoted entirely to marital and family law. She is
a solutions-oriented attorney who focuses on resolving marital
and family legal issues with efficiency and effectiveness. While
she possesses advanced training in collaborative law to help
parties resolve disputes cooperatively and respectfully, she is
always prepared for litigation. She has developed a reputation
for providing exceptional legal services and serves on several
boards and in other leadership positions, including current Chair
of the HCBA’s Collaborative Law Section. Ms. Derr has received
professional recognition that includes Florida Trend’s Legal Elite
(2011-2015) and the Ted Millison Professionalism Award in
2010 by her peers in the Family Law Inn of Court.
NANCY H. HARRIS
HARRIS & HUNT, P.A.
100 South Ashley Drive
Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-223-5421
Fax: 813-223-6127
nancy@harrishuntpa.com
www.harrishuntpa.com
FAMILY LAW
For more than 25 years, Nancy Harris has practiced exclusively
marital and family law. Her firm, Harris & Hunt, P.A., focuses on
complex matters using an expeditious cost/benefit approach
to litigation or the private, client-directed collaborative divorce
method. She is a frequent lecturer and has been recognized in
Florida Super Lawyers, Tampa Bay Magazine’s Top Lawyers, Legal
Leaders’ Tampa’s Top Rated Lawyers, The National Advocates’
Top 100 Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, Law and Leading
Attorneys of Florida, and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite. Ms. Harris is
in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, consistently earning
an AV rating; wrote the chapter on Collaborative Divorce in
the 2011-2014 editions of West’s Florida Family Law (Florida
Practice Series); and in 2014, reached Everest’s Base Camp.
JOSEPH D. HUNT
HARRIS & HUNT, P.A.
100 South Ashley Drive
Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-223-5421
Fax: 813-223-6127
joe@harrishuntpa.com
www.harrishuntpa.com
FAMILY LAW
Joe Hunt is Florida Bar Board Certified in Marital and Family
Law and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial
Lawyers. Mr. Hunt, a partner in the firm Harris & Hunt, P.A.,
focuses on complex family law matters with the traditional
litigation-based approach or the collaborative method. Mr. Hunt
frequently speaks on family law topics; recently presented at the
2015 Marital and Family Law Review Course; was awarded the
2012 Ted Millison Professionalism Award by the Family Law Inn
of Tampa; is a member of The Florida Bar’s Family Law Section;
previously served on a Florida Bar Grievance Committee;
serves on the Hillsborough County Bar’s Family Law Section’s
Executive Committee; and served as Chair of the Hillsborough
County Bar Family Law Section from 2010 to 2011.
CAROLINE BLACK
SIKORSKE
MASON BLACK & CABALLERO
PA
307 South Magnolia Avenue
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-251-9200
caroline@mbc-lawoffice.com
www.mbc-lawoffice.com
FAMILY LAW
Caroline Black Sikorske is a shareholder and managing partner
of Mason Black & Caballero P.A., a marital and family law
firm located in Tampa, Florida. Caroline received her J.D. from
Stetson University College of Law in 1984 and has focused
solely on family-law-related matters since 1989. Caroline is
a Board Certified Marital and Family Law Specialist, is a past
Chair of the Florida Bar Family Law Section, a fellow in the
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a member of the
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, and is
a past president of the Hillsborough County Bar Association.
She is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has frequently
lectured on family law topics on behalf of other professional
organizations as well.
JOHN BALES
JOHN BALES ATTORNEYS
625 East Twiggs Street
Suite 100
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-224-9100
Fax: 727-579-9109
jbales@johnbales.com
www.johnbales.com
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: PLAINTIFF
John Bales practices civil litigation and trial practice with
an emphasis on personal injury, insurance coverage,
employment laws, and other complex matters. He is Certified
by The Florida Bar as a Specialist in Business Litigation
Law. He received the highest rating for a lawyer, AV, that is
given by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is based on
the opinion of his professional peers. John has lectured on
various topics including personal injury, litigation procedure,
ethics, construction, and professional liability for professional
organizations and national corporations. He is most proud of his
participation in charitable, civic, and professional organizations.
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LAURIE E. OHALL
LAW OFFICES OF
LAURIE E. OHALL, P.A.
1464 Oakfield Drive
Brandon, FL 33511
Tel: 813-438-8503
Fax: 813-438-8504
LOhall@Ohalllaw.com
www.Ohalllaw.com
ELDER LAW
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
Laurie Ohall, principal of the Law Offices of Laurie E. Ohall,
P.A., is Florida Bar Board Certified in Elder Law. She has been
practicing law since 1994. Her goal is to protect, honor and
educate Florida residents by helping them with comprehensive
estate planning including wills, trusts and advanced
healthcare directives, as well as probate, guardianship and
trust administration. As a Board Certified Elder Law attorney,
Ms. Ohall specializes in helping Tampa-area seniors and their
children navigate elder law issues such as Medicaid and asset
protection planning. She is a frequent blogger and authors
articles relating to estate planning and asset protection, and
she is a principal author for the 2014 and 2015 editions of
Anderson’s Ohio Elder Law Practice Manual.
JENNIFER A.
FICARROTTA
MASON BLACK & CABALLERO
PA
307 South Magnolia Avenue
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-251-9200
jennifer@mbc-lawoffice.com
www.mbc-lawoffice.com
FAMILY LAW
Jennifer received her B.A. from the University of South Florida
in Tampa, where her undergraduate honors thesis was selected
for presentation, and where she received numerous honors and
awards, including the President’s Graduate Award and King O’Neil
Scholar Award. Jennifer received her J.D. from Stetson University
College of Law in 2002, where she received the William F.
Blews Pro Bono Service Award and top-grade book awards
and was ranked first in her graduating class. Jennifer was named
to serve in The Florida Bar Leadership Academy, was appointed
to the Pinellas County Law Library Board of Directors, served on
and chaired a Sixth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, and is
an active member of numerous local bar associations, as well as
local and national collaborative divorce groups.
MIRIAM E. MASON
MASON BLACK & CABALLERO
PA
307 South Magnolia Avenue
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: 813-251-9200
miriam@mbc-lawoffice.com
www.mbc-lawoffice.com
FAMILY LAW
Miriam has held numerous positions related to her practice area,
serving as President of the American Academy of Matrimonial
Lawyers, President of the Florida Chapter of the American
Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Chair of the Family Law
Section of The Florida Bar, Chair of The Florida Bar’s Family Law
Rules Committee, and Editor of the Family Law Commentator.
Miriam is a past President of The Athena Society, Inc. and past
President of the J. Clifford Cheatwood American Inn of Court.
She is also a Diplomat of the American College of Family Trial
Lawyers, is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been listed
in The Best Lawyers in America. She is a Board Certified Marital
and Family Lawyer by The Florida Bar’s Board of Certification.
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